St Mary’s and St Luke’s News & Information for 07 April 2024 – Easter 2
The Weekly Sheet has the weekly Readings and News on it
Tess Burgess
It is with sadness that we inform you of the death of Tess Burgess on Good Friday. Her funeral will take place at St Mary’s on Thursday 18 April at 2pm. Please keep her family in your prayers at this time.
Thanks to those who prepared our churches for Easter
Our thanks go to all those who prepared and decorated both of our churches for our Easter services, much appreciated.
Annual Parochial Church Meeting: Sunday 14 April at 12 noon
Our Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) is on Sunday 14 April at 12 noon in St Mary’s Church followed by a Bring and Share in the Church Hall. The Agenda & Reports are available in church and online from bit.ly/apcminfo. If you can access the report online then it saves a lot of printing for the church. Everyone is invited to attend the APCM, however, only those on the Electoral Roll of the church can vote or comment. At the APCM, we will be appointing two wardens for the coming year and electing five members to the PCC, please see Revd Mike for more info. There has been a Revision of the Church Electoral Roll which finished on 24 March and a copy is in the porch of St Mary’s. More details and the relevant forms are available at both churches and can be found at bit.ly/apcminfo
Christian Aid bucket collection before the match at Crewe Alex
There is a Christian Aid bucket collection before the match at Crewe Alex on Saturday 13th April meeting at the ground at 13.45 please let Sarah Turnbull know if you would like to help. Usually there is an option to stay and watch the match.
Ladies Afternoon Group
The Spring Lunch on 25th April at the tea rooms at Nantwich Football ground.
After Church Refreshments at St Mary’s
Please join us in the Church Hall following the service for refreshments.
Would you like to read a Bible Reading or Lead the Intercessions at St Mary’s?
St Mary’s April & May Rotas for Reading and Prayers are in the porch and online, to view them online click here. Thanks to all those who regularly read the bible readings & lead the intercessions at both our churches.
If you would like to add your name to the Rota, you can do it in church or email Revd Mike (you can view the Rota and see what slots are available here). However, if you are not sure about whether you should do it, or have concerns about doing it, please speak to Rachael or Mike who are happy to help.
Morning Prayer
Morning Prayer on Zoom bit.ly/930mp, 9:30am, Tuesday only this week, then a break until 9 April.
There is also the Church of England Daily Prayer which can be found here: https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-service-daily-prayer
And Daily Hope: a free phone line of hymns, reflections and prayers you can call at any time on 0800 804 8044.
St Mary’s Cleaning Rota
The St Mary’s Cleaning Rota needs some new volunteers and people to sign up. The Rota is in the porch of the church – please consider signing up to keep St Mary’s looking fantastic. See a Warden for more details.
Easyfundraising
Please use Easyfundraising to raise money for St Mary’s for free. If you already have us as a cause then remember to activate the donation. If this is new to you, it’s simple, and you can help St Mary’s & St Luke’s, its quick, and free to sign up: see link below bit.ly/stmaryseasyfundraising It costs you nothing, but raises money for our churches.
The Church Office
The Church Office is closed for Holidays and will reopen Friday 5 April . Thank you for your understanding.
Online Service Resources
Service Orders at St Mary’s can be viewed/downloaded at bit.ly/serviceorders or scan the QR Code to the left.
The Weekly Sheet is available at the top of this Blog page.
We will continue have printed Weekly Sheets available, but if you can do it electronically, it means we can print less and not throw as much away.
Our Church Relies upon Personal Giving to Keep Going
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Click the button below to see the ways that you can help.
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